RIEDEL Extreme Pinot Noir Glass, Set of 2, Clear

Product Information

RIEDEL Syrah/Shiraz glasses are perfect for balancing the gripping tannins and concentrated fruit typical of medium-bodied red wines. To accommodate the variety of different Syrah and Shiraz wines, we have two styles of glassware for this grape: one for Old World wines, and one for New World wines. This Riedel Veritas Old World Pinot Noir glass is excellent for full-bodied red wines (more than 12.5 percent alcohol) with high acidity and moderate tannin. The shape of this glass directs the flow of wine onto the zone of the tongue which perceives sweetness, thereby highlighting the rich fruit and tempering the high acidity of the wine. The large bowl captures all the nuances of the wine's aroma. Created during several workshops, the tulip shape and slightly flared lip highlights the irresistible sweetness, whilst perfectly balancing the acidity and deemphasizing the alcohol, to create a perfect picture of the wine. For Old World wines – typically known as Syrah wine, we recommend our Old World Syrah/Shiraz glasses. Tall and narrower than our Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir glasses, these glasses bring Old World Syrah wines' soft fruit and earthy characteristics forward, delivering a long, savory finish to each sip.

Georg Riedel challenged his world class glass makers to create from lead-free crystal, the finest and lightest machine blown glass ever made. He proposed that it should be visually stunning, a delight to hold and price comparative against hand made glasses. The Pinot Noir glass is perfect to support the balance of fragility and fresh compact fruit in light-bodied wines from the New World. RIEDEL Oaked Chardonnay glasses feature a much larger, wider bowl that helps reveal the intensity of full-bodied, oaked white wines, including the wine's multi-layered aromas. A smaller wine glass can see fuller-bodied white wines become over-concentrated, whereas our larger RIEDEL Chardonnay Glasses emphasize the wine's finesse while allowing richer-style white wines qualities to expand and deliver to the nose and palate in a more Georg Riedel says "Veritas combines the charm of a handmade glass with the consistent accuracy only a machine made glass can achieve."

Specification

Chardonnay/Viognier glasses provide the exception to the rule about white wine glass sizes in that they can be split into two categories that can suit either fresh, vibrant white wines or complex, full-bodied white wines. PREMIUM” defines the advantage of a machine blown RIEDEL glass vs. a hand-made glass. The difference lies within the precision. The result is Veritas, a range of glasses that are 15% taller than Vinum and 25% lighter, while still being dishwasher safe, break resistant and suitable for everyday use.

RIEDEL Chardonnay/Viognier glasses for unoaked white wines fall into the classic 'smaller white wine glass' mold. These U-shaped glasses feature a slightly wider rim than Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc glasses, making them ideal for setting off the alcohol and rich flavors of fuller-bodied but still unoaked white wines while allowing them to express their freshness, spiciness, and mineral character. For New World Shiraz wines that come from the likes of USA, Australia and South Africa, we suggest our RIEDEL New World Shiraz glasses. These New World-specific Shiraz glasses offer a slightly tapered opening, allowing wines to retain a dignified structure as their intense, fruity aromas develop inside the large bowl. The optic impact in the RIEDEL Performance series adds both a design feature and an astounding effect on wine's aromatics.RIEDEL Performance is the first wine glass series ever to feature bowls with a light optic impact for better aromatics. Co-designed by both Georg and Maximilian Riedel, RIEDEL Performance is a technologically advanced and user-friendly collection of grape varietal specific glasses.This item is premium machine-made.